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Balti, Lastimosa, Cansino, Policarpio, Nelle headline stacked 2024 PBA Draft Pool

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Romwel Anzures

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<p>MANILA — The PBA will welcome a plethora of young stars in the upcoming 2024 Rookie Draft.</p><p>The league announced on Wednesday that among those who have already submitted their names for the draft are Pampanga star Justine Baltazar, UP&#x27;s CJ Cansino, La Salle&#x27;s Evan Nelle, Ef Escandor, and Ben Phillips.</p><p>Another Green Archer in Jonnel Policarpio has also shared on a social media post that he will be joining the draft pool.</p><p>&quot;One of the toughest decisions I made,&quot; the athletic wingman penned. </p><p>&quot;Extending all my gratitude to my managers, teammates, and to everyone na naniwala sa capabilities ko and talent as an athlete. Of course, I also owe everything that I have achieved to the La Sallian Community - you will always be one for the books.&quot; </p><p>&quot;I don&#x27;t know what the future holds for me but I am excited to see what&#x27;s in store for me as an athlete. Always will be, Animo La Salle!&quot; </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F795847199283860%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="591" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Also part of the list are Peter Alfaro, Caelan Tiongson, DJ Mitchell, Calvin Payawal, John Uduba, Jielo Razon, Brandon Ramirez, CJ Catapusan, and Paul Garcia, while SPIN.ph previously reported that Adamson star Jerom Lastimosa is likewise in the pool.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/3/caelan-tiongson-on-finally-joining-the-pba-draft-it-was-just-that-time-1712">Caelan Tiongson on finally joining the PBA Draft: &#x27;It was just that time&#x27;</a></div><p>The deadline for the rookie applicants is tomorrow.</p><p>They will then be joining the Draft Combine from July 10 to 11 at the Ynares Center in Pasig City, while the draft proper will be on July 14 at Glorietta in Makati.</p><p>The Converge FiberXers hold the No.1 pick in the draft, while picking next to them in the Top 5 as follows are the Blackwater Bossings, TerraFirma Dyip, Phoenix Fuel Masters, and NorthPort Batang Pier</p><p>The sixth pick is held by the NLEX Road Warriors, Nos. 7 and 8 belong to the Rain or Shine ElastoPainters, while consecutively following them are the Magnolia Hotshots, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, the Meralco Bolts, and the San Miguel Beermen. </p>

<p>The PBA will be welcoming a plethora of young stars in the upcoming 2024 Rookie Draft.</p>

The PBA will be welcoming a plethora of young stars in the upcoming 2024 Rookie Draft.